Nome residents who woke to find an intruder in their home overnight managed to detain him till police arrived.

The break-in was reported in the 2400 block of US 90 about 4:21 a.m., according to a Jefferson County Sheriff's Office report.

The homeowner restrained the suspect, a 26-year-old transient whose last known address was Kilgore. When sheriff's deputies arrived, they took him to the Jefferson County jail, where he was booked in on a burglary charge.